Genie Name Generator
Names for djinn, marid, and wish-granting spirits
Generate genie and djinn names drawn from Arabic and Persian tradition, the One Thousand and One Nights, and the classic ranks of jinn: marid, ifrit, jann, and sila. Built for fantasy writers, tabletop players, and anyone naming a spirit of smoke and fire.
About genie names
Genies, or jinn, come from pre-Islamic Arabian belief and the Qur'an, where they are described as beings made of smokeless fire who live alongside humans, unseen. Later folklore and the One Thousand and One Nights sorted them into ranks: the mighty marid of the seas, the fiery ifrit, the shape-shifting sila, the desert-dwelling jann, and the personal qarin that shadows every human. Names in these stories are simply Arabic and Persian names of the period, so a djinn might be called Sakhr, Dahnash, or Maimunah, and be addressed with a kunya such as Umm al-Rih (Mother of the Wind).
A convincing genie name therefore has three ingredients to choose from. First, real Arabic or Persian given names, ideally with meanings tied to fire, wind, light, or precious stones (Lahib means flame, Yaqut means ruby, Nasim means breeze). Second, an honorific built with al-, ibn, or umm that hints at the spirit's element or domain. Third, for older or more terrifying spirits, a bare, hard-sounding name like Barqan or Zawba'a that reads as a title in itself.
The list mixes all three styles, with Nights characters, Arabic star names such as Aldebaran, peri names, and words for lamp, seal, and wish. Pair a short name with an epithet when a character needs weight; keep to one word for a trickster.
How to choose genie names
- Match rank to sound: marids and kings of the jinn suit long formal names with al- epithets, while jann and minor spirits work best with short two-syllable names.
- Use a kunya (Abu, Umm, Ibn) to encode what the spirit rules, such as Umm al-Rih for a wind djinn or Ibn al-Marij for a child of smokeless fire.
- For female genies, Persian names such as Firuzeh, Roshanak, or Mahtab give a softer, courtly feel than Arabic warrior names.
- If your genie is bound to an object, name the object too; 'Ghassan of the Ring' tells the reader the rules of the character in four words.
- Avoid Disney-flavored names like Genie or Jeannie unless you are writing comedy; they break immersion in serious fantasy.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a genie, a djinn, and a jinn?
They are the same word. Jinn is the Arabic plural (singular jinni), djinn is a common French-influenced spelling, and genie is the English form popularized by the 1704 translation of the Arabian Nights, borrowed from Latin genius.
Are these real names from Arabian mythology?
Many are. Sakhr, Dahnash, Maimunah, Shamhurish, and Zawba'a appear in the Nights and in medieval Arabic grimoires, and most of the rest are Arabic and Persian given names, words for fire, wind, and jewels, and stars with Arabic names. Honorifics such as Sahib al-Khatam and English epithets such as Ghassan of the Ring are built from real words and names rather than taken from a source.
What are the types of genie I can name?
Traditional lore lists marid (powerful water spirits), ifrit (fire spirits), sila (shape-shifters), jann (desert spirits), and ghul (graveyard haunters), plus the qarin, a personal companion spirit. Each suits a different naming tone.
Can I use these genie names in my book or game?
Yes. The names are drawn from public-domain folklore, everyday words, and common given names, so you can use them freely in fiction, tabletop campaigns, and commercial projects.
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All 1,000 genie names
A: 119 names
- Aaliyah
- Ababil
- Aban
- Abir
- Abla
- Abnus
- Abriza
- Abu al-Aja'ib
- Abu al-Amani
- Abu al-Barq
- Abu al-Hawl
- Abu al-Jamr
- Abu al-Kunuz
- Abu al-Ramad
- Abu al-Riyah
- Abu al-Sa'adat
- Abu al-Sharar
- Abu al-Yaqzan
- Abu al-Zawabi
- Abu Fanus
- Abu Lahab
- Abu Mihriz
- Abu Qalamun
- Abyad
- Acamar
- Achernar
- Adhara
- Adi of Wabar
- Adnan
- Afaf
- Affan
- Afra
- Afrasiab
- Afsaneh
- Afsun
- Aftab
- Aghrirat
- Ahmar
- Ahqaf
- Ahriman
- Aida
- Ajaj
- Ajib
- Akhtar
- Akram
- Akvan Div
- Al-Ra'd al-Qasif
- Alborz
- Aldebaran
- Alderamin
- Algieba
- Algol
- Algorab
- Alhena
- Alioth
- Alkaid
- Almach
- Almas
- Alnaschar
A, continued
- Alnilam
- Alnitak
- Alphard
- Alphecca
- Alpheratz
- Alrescha
- Aludra
- Alya
- Amal
- Amina
- Amir Dukhan
- Amira
- Amirat al-Sahra
- Amr of the Red Sands
- Anahita
- Anbar
- Angoshtar
- Anhar
- Anis al-Jalis
- Anisa
- Anqa
- Antar the Smokeless
- Anwar
- Aqiq
- Arash
- Ardashir
- Ardavan
- Arezou
- Arghavan
- Arij
- Armaghan
- Arman
- Arsalan
- Arwa
- Arzhang Div
- Asad
- Asaf ibn Barkhiya
- Ashraqat
- Asifa
- Asir al-Qumqum
- Asma
- Atama
- Atash
- Athir
- Atika
- Atousa
- Awf
- Aws
- Ayman
- Ayn al-Asifa
- Azadeh
- Azar
- Azarakhsh of the City of Brass
- Azazil
- Azhar the Smokeborn
- Azi Dahaka
- Azima
- Aziz
- Azizah
- Azza
B: 48 names
- Badi al-Zaman
- Badi'a al-Jamal
- Badiya
- Badr
- Badriya
- Bahador
- Bahamut
- Bahar
- Bahija
- Bahiyya of the Incense Burner
- Bahman
- Bahram
- Bakhtak
- Bakhur
- Bakr
- Balqis
- Bamdad
- Banafsheh
- Banan
- Barad
- Baraka
- Baran
- Barbad
- Bardia
- Bariq
- Barq
- Barqan
- Bashir
- Basira
- Basma
- Behrouz
- Behzad
- Bijan
- Bilal
- Billawr
- Binn
- Bint al-Bahr
- Bint al-Duja
- Bint al-Najm
- Bint al-Qamar
- Bint al-Sarab
- Bint al-Shafaq
- Bishr the Bargainer
- Budur
- Bulukiya
- Burhan
- Bushra
- Buthaina
C: 1 name
- Cheragh
D: 46 names
- Dabab
- Dabur
- Dahish ibn al-A'mash
- Dahna
- Dahnash
- Dalhan
- Dalila
- Dandan
- Daniya
- Dara
- Dariush
- Dasim
- Daud
- Davalpa
- Daw al-Makan
- Dawlat Khatun
- Dayjur
- Delara
- Denebola
- Dhahab
- Dhakwan
- Dhat al-Dawahi
- Dhat al-Himma
- Dhat al-Khalkhal
- Dhat al-Niqab
- Dhat al-Shu'la
- Dhu al-Ajniha
- Dhu al-Awasif
- Dhu al-Khatam
- Dima
- Dirar the Sandstrider
- Div of Mazandaran
- Div-e Sepid
- Diya
- Djinn of the Brass Bottle
- Djinn of the Three Wishes
- Duban
- Duha
- Duhaim
- Duja
- Dukhan
- Dunya
- Dunyazad
- Durra
- Durriyya of the Sealed Jar
- Duwwama
E: 4 names
- Elaheh
- Eltanin
- Esfandiar
- Espanuy
F: 39 names
- Fadil of the Cracked Lamp
- Fadila
- Fadl
- Fadwa
- Fahd
- Fahm
- Fairuz
- Faisal
- Fajr
- Fakhr Taj
- Falak
- Farah
- Farangis
- Farasha
- Farhad
- Fariba
- Farid
- Farideh
- Faris
- Farrokh
- Farzad
- Farzaneh
- Fatila
- Fatin
- Fawzi
- Fawziyya of Serendib
- Fayfa
- Ferdows
- Fereydun
- Fidda
- Firdaus
- Firouz
- Firuzeh
- Fitna
- Fomalhaut
- Forough
- Foruzan
- Fuladh
- Furat
G: 38 names
- Gazhdaham
- Gerdbad
- Ghada
- Ghaddar
- Ghadir
- Ghaith
- Ghalib
- Ghaliya
- Ghanim
- Gharib
- Ghasaq
- Ghassan of the Ring
- Ghayb
- Ghayda
- Ghaylan
- Ghaym
- Ghayur
- Ghazala
- Ghazi the Cinder-Crowned
- Ghitrif
- Ghiyath al-Rih
- Ghubar
- Ghul
- Ghul of the Empty Quarter
- Ghul-e Biaban
- Ghurab
- Ghurub
- Ghusun of the Oil Jar
- Giv
- Gohar
- Golab
- Golandam of the Emerald Mountain
- Golnar
- Golrokh
- Golshahr
- Golshan
- Gordafarid
- Gudarz
H: 52 names
- Habib
- Haboob
- Hadil
- Hafiz al-Asrar
- Hafiza of the Lamp
- Hafsa
- Haidar
- Haifa
- Hajir
- Hakim
- Hala
- Halak
- Halima
- Hamda
- Hamil al-Misbah
- Hammam
- Hams
- Hamza
- Hanan of the Date Palms
- Hanin
- Hanzala
- Hariq
- Haris al-Kanz
- Harith
- Harun of the Copper Flask
- Harur
- Harut
- Hasan al-Basri
- Hashim
- Hasna
- Hatif
- Hatim the Unsealed
- Hawa
- Hawra
- Hayal
- Hayam
- Hayat al-Nufus
- Hayyan
- Hilal
- Hind
- Hindbad
- Hinn
- Hirz
- Hojir
- Homa
- Hormoz
- Huda
- Hudhayl
- Hudhud
- Husam
- Hushang
- Husna
I: 25 names
- I'sar
- Iblis
- Ibn al-Asifa
- Ibn al-Ghasaq
- Ibn al-Marij
- Ibn al-Sahra
- Ibriq
- Ibtihaj
- Ibtisam
- Idris
- Ifrit ibn Nar
- Ifrit of the Ruined Bathhouse
- Ifritah Umm Sakhr
- Ihsan
- Ikrimah
- Ilham
- Imad
- Iman
- In'am
- Inara
- Intisar
- Iraj
- Isam
- Ishraq
- Izdihar the Unbottled
J: 28 names
- Jabir
- Jadhwa
- Jadu
- Jafar
- Jalal
- Jamila
- Jamra
- Jamshid
- Jandal
- Jann ibn Jann
- Jann of the Dunes
- Jann of the Magnet Mountain
- Janshah
- Janub
- Jarir
- Jasim the Lamp-Worn
- Jathum
- Jawad
- Jawahir
- Jawhara
- Jinan
- Jinniya of the Well of Barhut
- Jirjis
- Jubayr
- Judar
- Julanda
- Jullanar of the Sea
- Jumana the Star-Counter
K: 54 names
- Ka'b of Iram
- Kabikaj
- Kabus
- Kafur
- Kahin
- Kahraman
- Kahroba
- Kalila
- Kambiz
- Kamil
- Kamila of the Salt Flats
- Kamran
- Kanun
- Kanz
- Karim
- Karima
- Karkadann
- Kashif al-Kunuz
- Kashvad
- Kasra
- Katayoun
- Kathib
- Kaveh
- Kavir
- Kawkab
- Kawthar
- Kaykavus
- Kaykhosrow
- Kaylajan
- Kayqobad
- Kayumars
- Kayvan
- Keyhan
- Khadim al-Khatam
- Khadim al-Misbah
- Khalid
- Khalil
- Khamsin
- Khannas
- Khatam
- Khawla
- Khayzuran of the Signet
- Khorshid
- Khosrow
- Khudadad
- Khulud
- Khusuf
- Kiarash
- Kimia
- Kinan
- Kujata
- Kulayb
- Kurajan
- Kusuf
L: 25 names
- Labib
- Labid the Forsworn
- Ladan
- Lafh
- Lahib
- Laleh
- Lalla Mira
- Lam'a
- Lamis
- Lamya
- Latif
- Layla
- Lazaward
- Leili
- Lisan al-Lahab
- Lu'ayy
- Lu'lu
- Lubaba
- Lubad
- Luban
- Lubna
- Lujain
- Lujja
- Luqman
- Lutfi
M: 80 names
- Ma'n
- Ma'ruf
- Madiha
- Maha
- Mahafarid
- Mahasin
- Mahin
- Mahmud
- Mahnaz
- Mahpari
- Mahtab
- Mahvash of the Mirror
- Maimun
- Maimunah
- Maisa
- Majid
- Malik al-Jinn
- Malik al-Rih
- Malika
- Malikat al-Zawabi
- Manal
- Manar al-Sana
- Manijeh
- Mansur
- Manuchehr
- Maram
- Marid al-Bahr
- Marid of the Camphor Islands
- Marid of the Ebony Isles
- Marid of the Seven Seas
- Marjan
- Marjana
- Markab
- Marut
- Marwan
- Marwarid
- Mash'al
- Masrur
- Matar
- Mawj
M, continued
- Mays
- Maysun
- Mayyada the Twice-Freed
- Mayyasa
- Mazin
- Mehrak of Jinnistan
- Mehran
- Mehrdad
- Menkar
- Miftah
- Mijmar
- Minoo
- Mintaka
- Miqdad
- Mir'a
- Mirach
- Mirrikh
- Mirzam
- Mishkat
- Mithaq
- Mitra
- Mu'tazz
- Mubarak
- Mudhib
- Muhalhil
- Muhaqqiq al-Amani
- Muhsin
- Mukhtar
- Muna
- Mundhir the Thrice-Bound
- Munir
- Munira
- Munya
- Mura'ash
- Murr
- Murrah
- Mushk
- Mushtari
- Muthanna
- Muzn
N: 54 names
- Nabiha
- Nabil
- Nada
- Nadd
- Nadhr
- Nadia
- Nadim the Wish-Weary
- Nadir
- Nafas
- Nafha
- Nafikh al-Jamr
- Nafisa
- Nafud
- Nahid
- Nahla the Mirage-Maker
- Naima
- Naji
- Najla
- Najm
- Najwa
- Nakisa
- Nariman
- Narjis
- Narseh
- Nashira
- Nasim
- Nasir
- Nasnas
- Nasnas of Hadramawt
- Nasrin
- Navid
- Nawal
- Nawar
- Nawfal
- Nawra
- Nayzak al-Sahar
- Nazanin
- Nazira
- Negar
- Nihal
- Niloufar
- Nizar
- Nooshin
- Noushafarin
- Nu'aym
- Nubaila
- Nuha
- Numan
- Nur al-Din
- Nur al-Huda
- Nur al-Nahar
- Nura
- Nushabeh
- Nuzhat al-Zaman
O: 1 name
- Omid
P: 23 names
- Pairika
- Palis
- Parastu
- Pari
- Parichehr
- Paridokht
- Parinaz
- Parirokh
- Parisa
- Parivash
- Partow
- Parvaneh
- Parvin
- Parviz
- Pashang
- Pashutan
- Pegah
- Peri Banu
- Peri of the Jasmine Court
- Peyman
- Piran
- Pouran
- Puladvand
Q: 28 names
- Qadi al-Jinn
- Qadir
- Qadira
- Qafr
- Qahtan
- Qais
- Qalb al-Aqrab
- Qamar al-Aqmar
- Qamar al-Zaman
- Qandisha
- Qaren
- Qarin of the Mirror's Edge
- Qarina
- Qarura
- Qasam
- Qashqash
- Qasim
- Qatada
- Qatam
- Qatr al-Nada
- Qayz
- Qindil
- Qudama the Many-Voiced
- Qumqum
- Qusayy
- Qut al-Qulub
- Qutaiba
- Qutrub
R: 47 names
- Ra'd
- Ra'id
- Rabab
- Rabia
- Radwa
- Rafif
- Rafiq
- Raghda
- Raghib
- Rahaf
- Rajfa
- Rajwa
- Rakib al-Rih
- Rakin
- Ramad
- Ramin
- Raml
- Ramla
- Ramtin
- Rand
- Rania
- Rasad
- Rasalgethi
- Rasalhague
- Rasha
- Rashid
- Rastaban
- Rawan
- Rawiya
- Rayya of Waq Waq
- Rayyan
- Rihab
- Rihana of the Whirlwind
- Rima
- Rohham
- Roshanak
- Rostam
- Roxana
- Roya
- Ru'a
- Ruba
- Rudabeh
- Rufaida
- Ruh
- Ruhiyya
- Rukh
- Rukhsana
S: 136 names
- Sa'd
- Sa'dan the Ghul
- Sa'iq al-Sahab
- Sabah
- Sabiha
- Sabir the Bound
- Sabrin
- Sada
- Sadalmelik
- Sadalsuud
- Sadim
- Sadiq
- Sadr
- Safi
- Safiya
- Safwan
- Sahab
- Sahar
- Sahib al-Amani
- Sahib al-Khatam
- Sahibat al-Misbah
- Sahim al-Layl
- Sahl
- Sahra
- Saif al-Nar
- Saiph
- Sajid
- Sajin al-Nuhas
- Sakhr
- Sakin al-Bi'r
- Sakinat al-Kharab
- Salim
- Salm
- Salma
- Salman
- Salwa
- Samar
- Samir al-Nujum
- Samira
- Sana
- Sanjeh
- Saqr
- Sarab
- Sarsar
- Sasan
S, continued
- Satih
- Sawsan
- Sawt al-Ra'd
- Sayf al-Muluk
- Sayl
- Sayyid al-Dukhan
- Sayyidat al-Lahab
- Sepideh
- Setareh
- Sha'la
- Shabah
- Shabahang
- Shabdiz
- Shabgir
- Shaddad
- Shadhavar
- Shafaq
- Shafiq
- Shah Zaman
- Shah-e Pariyan
- Shahd
- Shahin
- Shahmaran
- Shahnaz
- Shahpari
- Shahrazad
- Shahrbanu
- Shahriar
- Shahrokh of Mount Qaf
- Shaibar
- Shaima
- Shakir
- Sham'a
- Shamhurish
- Shams al-Din
- Shams al-Nahar
- Shamsah
- Shamshir
- Shapur
- Sharar
- Sharif
- Sharkan
- Shatha
- Shaula
- Shawahi
S, continued
- Shayban
- Shaykh al-Jann
- Shifa
- Shihab
- Shiqq
- Shirin
- Shole
- Shuruq
- Shuwaz
- Siavash
- Sidi Hammu
- Sidi Mimun
- Siham
- Sihr
- Sila
- Sila of the Crossroads
- Simin
- Simindokht
- Simiya
- Simoom
- Simurgh
- Sinan
- Sindbad
- Sirocco
- Sirr
- Sitr al-Layl
- Sitt al-Husn
- Sitt al-Nujum
- Sohrab
- Soraya
- Suad
- Sudabeh
- Sufyan of the Black Tent
- Suha
- Suhad
- Suhail
- Suhaila
- Sukaina
- Sulafa
- Sulayman's Seal
- Sultan
- Sultanat al-Bahr
- Sumaya
- Sundus
- Suraqa
- Surena
T: 45 names
- Ta'ir
- Tagarg
- Taghrid
- Tahir
- Tahira
- Tahmasp
- Tahmineh
- Tahmuras
- Taj al-Muluk
- Talal
- Tamadur the Veiled
- Tamim
- Tamima
- Tarafa
- Taraneh
- Tarazed
- Tarid al-Sama
- Tariq
- Tasnim
- Tawaddud
- Tawfiq of the Lead Seal
- Tayf
- Taysir
- Tayyar
- Tha'ir
- Tha'laba
- Thabit
- Thalj
- Thamir the Long-Sleeping
- Thaqib
- The Smoke in the Bottle
- The Voice from the Lamp
- Thu'ban
- Thuraya
- Tibr
- Tih
- Tilsam
- Tinnin
- Tirdad
- Tishtar
- Tondbad
- Tufan
- Tufayl the Brass-Bound
- Tuhfat al-Qulub
- Tur
U: 17 names
- Ubayd the Well-Dweller
- Ulayya of the Dry Well
- Umaima
- Umm al-Asrar
- Umm al-Ghayth
- Umm al-Lahab
- Umm al-Layl
- Umm al-Nujum
- Umm al-Rih
- Umm al-Sahab
- Umniya
- Uns al-Wujud
- Unukalhai
- Urwa
- Usama
- Utarid
- Utba
W: 23 names
- Wa'd
- Wa'il the Oathkeeper
- Wabil
- Wafa
- Wafq
- Waha
- Wahaj
- Wahb
- Wahiba the Last-Wished
- Wahid
- Wahj
- Wahm
- Wajid
- Wajiha
- Walid
- Wamid
- Warda
- Wasim
- Wathiq
- Wi'am
- Widad
- Wijdan
- Wisal
Y: 18 names
- Yahya
- Yamam
- Yaman
- Yamina
- Yamlikha
- Yamm
- Yaqub
- Yaqut
- Yara
- Yasaman
- Yasar the Quiet Flame
- Yashm
- Yasir
- Yasmin
- Yazid
- Yunan
- Yunus
- Yusra